Lot #: 179
Price Realized: $230.00
($200 hammer, plus 15% buyer's premium)
PLEASE NOTE: This result is 11 years old, and the American ceramics market frequently changes. Additionally, small nuances of color, condition, shape, etc. can mean huge differences in price. If you're interested in having us sell a similar item for you, please contact us here.
Six-Quart Stoneware Crock with Cobalt Bird Decoration, Stamped "WEST TROY / N.Y. / POTTERY," circa 1860, cylindrical crock with semi-rounded rim and applied lug handles, decorated with a slip-trailed cobalt design of a crested bird with long tail, perched in a stylized branch. Series of flakes directly below rim on front and back. Rim chip and a shallow 1 1/2" chipped section to rim. Tiny handle chip. Flaking to interior, primarily to interior base. Small chip to bottom edge on underside.
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